For the first time since the presentation of the Apple Watch in September 2015, Apple unveiled an entirely new product at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday. Confirming earlier rumors, the new device named HomePod is indeed a voice-enabled speaker, but as opposed to Amazon’s Echo and Google Home, Apple’s new device appears to be a wireless […]
More Workers In Solar Than Fossil Fuel Power Generation
Renewable energy has made impressive strides in the U.S. in recent years. According to a new report from the U.S. Department of Energy, solar power employs more people than electricity generation through coal, oil and gas combined. Last year, solar power accounted for 43 percent of the Electric Power Generation sector’s workforce while fossil fuels combined employed 22 percent. […]
U.S. Seniors No Longer Disconnected From The Digital World
While young people in the United States have grown up using technology and spend a substantial part of their lives online, people from older generations are not what we often refer to as “digital natives.” A record 46 million seniors live in the United States and many of them are still disconnected from the digital […]
The Smartphone Duopoly
Back in 2010, the smartphone market was pretty fragmented. BlackBerry was still going strong, Symbian was running on millions of Nokia phones and Samsung hadn’t given up on its own operating system, Bada, yet. Windows Phone was not officially dead and the combined market share of Android and iOS amounted to no more than 39 percent. How things have […]
The Countries With The Fastest Internet
According to Akamai, South Korea is on top of the world when it comes to fast internet, with an average connection speed of 28.6 Mbps – 9.9 more than the U.S – in Q1 2017. The 18.7 for the United States does though show a marked improvement on last quarter’s 17.2, finally breaking into the world’s top ten.
The Next Frontier: 5G To Hit The Mainstream By 2022
These days, mobile internet connections using the 4G standard are already quicker than the internet connections that many people have at home. What used to be unthinkable in the early days of the mobile internet is now reality. Streaming HD video or downloading music, apps and games on the go without a wifi connection is […]
How Smart Are “Smart” Assistants?
Many industry experts predict that our interactions with computing devices will move away from text-based input towards voice-based input in the future. Smartphones, voice-enabled speakers and other devices already come with so-called smart assistants such as Siri, Cortana or Google Assistant. These virtual assistants can help you organize your day, control smart home devices and answer […]
Smartphone Addiction Tightens Its Global Grip
How long is it since you last used your phone? Chances are, you’re using it right now to view this infographic. Analysts from Statista’s Digital Market Outlook have revealed that the amount of time we’re spending with our smartphones online has increased substantially over the last few years. The term ‘smartphone addiction’ is by now pretty well-established […]
Drones: A Tech Growth Market In The United States
Since December 2015, Americans had to register drones that weighed more than 0.55 pounds, which in practice meant that nearly all consumer drones had to go official. Now a federal court has ruled in favor of a model aircraft enthusiast. In February 2016, he took the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to court in Washington. The […]
The Numbers Behind Google’s Online Empire
Yesterday’s opening keynote at Google I/O offered us a rare glimpse at some numbers behind the company’s vast online offerings. Among other things, CEO Sundar Pichai revealed that more than two billion Android devices are actively used around the world and that six of Google’s services have reached over 1 billion users. The numbers, summed up in […]